Maintenance Technician

Leprino • Waverly, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician installs, disassembles, repairs, and maintains equipment, and safely repairs and troubleshoots malfunctioning mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation systems. The position calibrates instruments and performs mechanical, preventive, and predictive maintenance. It also participates on the hazmat response team; employees must be clean-shaven so a respirator fits properly.

The role is based at Leprino’s Waverly plant, a 24/7 operating facility. The schedule is days, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., on a 2-2-3 schedule, with a three-day weekend every other week. The employee must be willing and able to work weekends, holidays, and other shifts as necessary. The pay rate is $36.86 per hour, with a $0.75 evening differential for each evening hour worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and a $1.00 differential for each hour worked Saturday and Sunday.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• At least two years of prior maintenance mechanic experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to pass a physical abilities test assessing bending, reaching, lifting, pulling, and climbing stairs or ladders.
• Must be clean-shaven so a respirator fits properly for hazmat response team participation.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds hourly, climb a ladder, and regularly walk up and down stairs.
• Must be able to work in wet or slippery conditions, loud noise, and varying temperatures, including high heat and humidity.
• Specific vision may be required, including close and distance vision, color and depth perception, and the ability to read computer screens for extended periods.
• Must be willing and able to work weekends, holidays, and other shifts as necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Mechanical repair experience, including rebuilding gearboxes and process equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting, installing, and repairing industrial controls, such as PLC 5, ControlLogix, and DeviceNet.
• Prior electrical experience in a manufacturing facility.
• Experience with AC frequency drives and instrumentation.
• Prior dairy or food manufacturing experience.
• Experience with utility systems, electrical controls, and schematic reading.

Responsibilities

• Install, disassemble, repair, and maintain equipment.
• Safely troubleshoot and repair malfunctioning mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
• Calibrate instruments and perform mechanical, preventive, and predictive maintenance.
• Perform mechanical work, including maintaining and rebuilding pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, and gearboxes.
• Complete preventive maintenance work orders.
• Use industrial electricity and motor controls to troubleshoot and repair electrical components and machinery, including three-phase 480 V, 240 V, and other plant systems.
• Calibrate plant instrumentation across a wide variety of makes and types, including temperature, flow, pH, vacuum, and pressure instruments.
• Perform work safely by following safety procedures and policies, critical safety rules, and expected standards of conduct.
• Follow company good manufacturing and safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain housekeeping in the work area, including toolboxes.
• Communicate effectively with coworkers, team leads, and supervisors.
• Participate on the hazmat response team.
• Work weekends, holidays, and other shifts as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed